Bottle opener



J. A. HOEGGER A()Ct. 2

. BOTTLE OPENER Filed Nov. 8l 1932 A TORNEYS Patented Oct. 2, 1934UNETED STATES PATENT OFFICE 2 Claims.

This invention relates in general to wall fixtures and more particularlyto improvements in wall bottle cap and cork removers.

An Object of the invention is to provide an or- 5 namental xture ofunitary construction to include a supporting wall plate, a bottle capremover and a guard for receiving a pivoted corkscrew and forsubstantiallyY housing the same when not in use. In this manner it, isintended to improve the appearance of the fixture and increase thestrength thereof and at the same time reduce the cost of production.

Another object of the invention is to provide a bottle cap removerhaving an open face so as to be conveniently engaged by a bottle cap andwhich is provided with a removable ilange extending into the opening sothat it may be formed of relatively stronger material and have a sharpengaging edge, thus lessening the possibility of breakage and insuringthe'proper engagement of the bottle cap and also making it possible toreplace the same without substituting a complete new xture.

With the foregoing and other objects in View, the invention consists inthe combination of parts and in the details of construction hereinafterset forth in the following description and appended claims, certainembodiments thereof being illustrated in the accompanying drawing, inwhich:

Figure 1 is a xture;

Figure 2 is a View in vertical section taken along line 2--2 of Figure1;

Figure 3 isa view in cross section taken along line 3-3 of Figure 1.

Referring more particularly to the drawing, it will be seen that thereis provided a unitary construction comprising a wall plate 1 with screwholes 2 and 3 to receive screws 4 and 5 by means of which the nxture isattached to the wall 6. The upper portion of the wall plate vextendsupwardly and forwardly and is enlarged at '7, so as to be provided withan opening 8. Secured to this 5 upper portion by means of screws orrivets 9 and 10 is a flange 11 which is preferably provided with a knifeedge 12 extending into the opening 8. This arrangement makes itconvenient for receiving the cap of a bottle and a slight application ofpressure diagonally downward and forward on the bottle results in theremoval of the cap by its engagement with the flange 11. The wall plate1 is also provided with integral flanges 13 and 14 of appreciable depthat the 65 sides and these flanges are continuous, even throughout theenlarged head portion of the fixture, as indicated at 15. Flanges 13 and14 are aperturecl so as to receive a pivotal member 16 which is carriedby a stud 17 extending through the side walls of the flanges 13 and 14.The pivview in front elevation of the otal member 16 is formed so as tohave a hook portion 18, which may be used for hanging articles thereonwhen the corkscrew is not' in use. .The pivotal member 16 is alsoprovided with side portions 19 and 20 which act as bearing members so asto provide for proper alignment thereof during its pivotal movements.The pivotal member 16 is further adapted to receive in secured relationa corkscrew 21, the distribution of the weight being such that it willassume the position shown in Figure 2 whenever it is released so thatthe corkscrew will lie against the wall plate and not protrude above thelevel of the anges 13 and 14 or below the wall plate. There is no dangertherefore of injury, due to inadvertent engagement of the corkscrew.When it is desired to make use of the corkscrew a simple application ofpressure on the hook portion 18 results in the removal of the' corkscrewfrom the channel frame and the hook also acts as a means of limiting thepivotal movement as it contacts with the wall plate. The predeterminedlimit is such that the corkscrew will at that time assume the mostconvenient angle for removing the cork, approximately forty-livedegrees. In other words, this angle is the most convenient for theperson to hold the bottle and to pull on, after the corkscrew has beenembedded in the cork, so as to remove the cork.

From the foregoing, it will be seen that the fixture is ornamental inappearance and rugged in construction, and because of its unitaryconstruction, cheaply manufactured. It will also be seen that thefixture includes a number of useful tools which are fool-proof andefficient in their operation, and that the fixture may be used as abottle Openena corkscrew and a hanger.

I claim:

1. A Wall fixture comprising a single channel frame wall plate with sidewalls with an enlarged extension extending obliquely upwardly andforwardly with an opening to receive bottle caps for removing same, aseparate ilange secured to the enlarged extension and adapted toprotrude into the upper portion of said opening.

2. A wall fixture comprising a single channel frame wall plate with sidewalls,-with an enlarged extension alsoI channeled extending obliquelyupwardly and forwardly with a single opening adapted to receive bottlecaps for removing the same from bottles, to which they are attached, bymeans of an oblique downward pressure on the bottle, said enlargedextension having a separate flange secured thereto so as to protrudeinto the upper portion of said opening, said flange being provided witha cap engaging edge Of substantially lesser thickness than the remainderof the flange.

' JOSEPH A. HOEGGER.

